Obituary of Catherine McLaughlin

Catherine Ann McLaughlin, of Denville, NJ passed away peacefully at Merry Heart Nursing Home, Boonton Township, NJ on the evening of June 16, 2016. She was 93 years of age. Kate Ann, as she was known to family and friends, was born in Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States in 1963. While she loved her native Ireland and all things Irish, she proudly became a United States Citizen. She dedicated her professional life to caring for others as a Registered Nurse and Midwife. Kate Ann retired from the staff of New York Hospital. In her leisure time she enjoyed world travel and her “wee cottage” as she referred to her house in the Indian Lake section of Denville. Kate Ann will always be remembered by those who knew her best for her uncanny knack of adding a spark to any conversation. She always had a cup of tea waiting for visitors and baked wonderful Irish Soda Bread. She was predeceased by her brother, Rev. Anthony McLaughlin, also of Denville in 2011; her brothers John, William, James, Paul, Edward, Gerard, Eugene, Daniel; and her sister,Sr. Ignatius Anthony. She is survived by her sisters Susan Evans of Neath, Wales, Eileen McLaughlin of Carndonagh, Ireland, and many other relatives and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Denville, NJ on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 11am. Friends may visit at the church beginning at 10 am. In accordance with Kate Ann’s wishes, she will make her final destination home in Ireland for a funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Church, Lagg and burial in the McLaughlin Family plot.